Grandpa Li did what he said and invited them to a seafood buffet. The three of them had a great time eating, and after returning home, Grandpa Li, still in high spirits, went to play chess at his neighbor's house.
Su Peile and Li Zhengyu were sitting on the sofa in the small living room on the second floor, reading and chatting. Aunt Chen brought up a plate of washed strawberries and went downstairs. Seeing her disappear, Su Peile moved closer to him.
"Hey, why are you suddenly so close to me?" Li Zhengyu raised his head from the comic book.
"You are my boyfriend, can't you stay closer to me? You confessed to me this afternoon, but now you deny it?" Su Peile pretended to be angry and hit him.
"I never confessed my feelings to you. Don't be so conceited. It was obviously you who confessed to me first." Li Zhengyu retorted to her in a dishonest manner.
"You're such a weirdo." She pouted and pretended to be angry.
Li Zhengyu reached out and held her soft hand, smiling and said, "I was just teasing you. Are you angry? I remember that no matter how angry I was in the past, you were always fine, right?"
"Oh, so you were trying to provoke me on purpose." Su Peile raised his hand to hit him.
Li Zhengyu held her hand tightly and held her in his arms and said, "I have to go through an adaptation process. To be honest, I have never really dated a girl. Before, Xia Ying and I always felt like we were two boys together."
She covered her mouth and laughed, then simply avoided him and said, "Okay, wait until you get used to it before holding my hand."
After that, she stood up and looked at the pictures on the wall. Li Zhengyu was very handsome, with facial features exactly like his father, and Li Zhengyu's father and uncle also looked very similar, but Zhengyu's mother was prettier than his aunt.
After looking at the photos for a while, Su Peile couldn't help but ask, "Why are there only photos of you as a child? Doesn't your uncle have any children?"
Li Zhengyu handed her the freshly poured juice, glanced at the photo on the wall and said, "Yes, my uncle also has a son named Li Shengyu, who is the same age as me, but a few months older than me."
"Oh, then why don't I see his photo?" Is he gone? Su Peile guessed.
"He went to the United States four years ago to live with his uncle and has never come back. His photos... were kept by my grandfather."
"Why do you want to collect them?" Why are you collecting the photos?
Turning around, she noticed that Li Zhengyu's eyes were a little sad, as if he was thinking of something bad. She thought he wouldn't say it, but Li Zhengyu still explained: "Shengyu had an accident four years ago. Grandpa would be sad when he saw his photos, so he put away all his photos and warned the family not to let Shengyu see them in the future. This is something my family doesn't want to mention. It's good that you know it, and don't ask Grandpa."
"Well, sorry, I won't ask again next time." Su Peile apologized quickly.
"Shengyu and I grew up together, both with grandpa. I was very naughty, but he was the opposite, very well-behaved, and grandpa liked him very much."
"I think grandpa likes you quite a lot, too."
"That's because you didn't see Shengyu. If you had seen Shengyu, you would know why grandpa is partial to him. Let's go. It's getting late. I'll take you home." After saying that, Li Zhengyu took her hand and walked towards the stairs.
Afterwards, the two left Li's house and did not take the shortcut again. Instead, they deliberately took a detour because this way the two could stay together longer.
Happy times always pass quickly, and before I knew it, I had arrived downstairs at Su Peile's house.
Li Zhengyu stopped and watched Su Peile walk in. He suddenly called her, "Hey, tomorrow is the weekend. Let's go on a date."
"Date?" Su Peile was startled and looked at him blankly.
Seeing her dazed look, Li Zhengyu couldn't help but get angry and yelled, "What kind of couple doesn't date? Meet me at the No. 304 bus stop at one o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
"Why one o'clock in the afternoon ?"
"I finally have the weekend off, so I want to play for a while before going to bed, so I will get up late."
She smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll wait for you tomorrow."
After waving goodbye to Li Zhengyu, she ran up the stairs happily. After returning to her room, she couldn't help but stand by the window and look. Li Zhengyu had already walked far away, his figure looming between the dim street lights and the swaying branches. Her heart was extremely sweet.
Tomorrow is her first date with Li Zhengyu. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep. She opened the closet, took out all her summer clothes, put on each one and looked at herself in the mirror.
This was her first love and her first date, and she was so nervous and excited that she couldn't express it in words. What kind of clothes should she wear and what kind of shoes should she match with them? She even picked out things like bracelets carefully.
She couldn't fall asleep peacefully until she found beautiful and satisfactory clothes.
When she opened her eyes again, it was almost noon, and she hurriedly got up to wash and dress.
But the weather was not good today. The sky was gray and it felt very depressing.
However, even though it was a cloudy day, Su Peile still wore the dress she had chosen and hurried to the No. 304 bus stop not far from the entrance of the community.
Next to the station, Li Zhengyu was sitting on his racing car, with one foot on the ground looking over here. When he saw her running over, he was stunned.
Su Peile, who usually looks silly in school uniform, changed into a ladylike dress, looking very fresh and well-behaved, which surprised Li Zhengyu. She is also very suitable for pink, which makes her skin look whiter, like a porcelain doll. Most importantly, her long hair, which is usually tied into a ponytail, was let down, and a cartoon hairpin was used to fix the bangs on one side of her forehead, which made her look playful and cute.
Li Zhengyu couldn't help but lose his mind, so until Su Peile ran to him, he was still staring at her in a daze.
"Don't I look good like this?" Su Peile asked embarrassedly, thinking that there was something wrong with the clothes he had carefully selected.
"It's, it's okay." Li Zhengyu pretended to be calm.
Su Peile was a little disappointed. Didn’t he like it?
Li Zhengyu reached out and pulled her to sit on the back seat of the racing car and said, "But it's acceptable. It won't be embarrassing."
She placed her hands gently on his waist and asked, "Where are we going?"
"You'll know if you come with me. Sit tight." He smiled and stepped on the pedal. Su Peile hugged him nervously. Li Zhengyu straightened his waist and smiled happily.
After riding for about half an hour, they arrived at a place, which was the largest indoor roller skating rink in the Hongbo Commercial District. On weekends and holidays, many students and young people came here to play.
"Zhengyu, I don't know how to roller skate." She said in a low voice. This was her first time in such a place.
Li Zhengyu looked at her in surprise and said, "You don't know how to roller skate?"
"Should everyone know how to do this?" she protested, feeling that he was looking at her as if she were an alien.
"It seems that you are really a nerd. Forget it, I will teach you." He said it reluctantly, but the smile that followed was full of doting.
He paid at the service desk, picked up his shoes, and took her to a bench in the rest area nearby. He put on his shoes quickly, but found that she was not wearing them.
"What are you doing? Put on your shoes!"
"If I had known we were going to roller skate, I wouldn't have worn a skirt. It would have been a bad influence if I fell down."
"Hey, Su Peile, don't underestimate me. How could I let you fall when I'm here? Even if you fall, I will dig out the eyes of anyone who dares to look at you!" He said in a pretended ferocious manner.
Then he squatted down, picked up his roller skates, glanced at Su Peile who was distracted, and said, "Lift your feet up."
Su Peile withdrew his gaze from the field, looked at him puzzledly and asked, "What for?"
"Lift your feet up." Li Zhengyu repeated in a rare good temper, with a smile on his face when he looked at her, "I'll help you put on your shoes."
"What?"
"Hurry up! Why are you so long-winded?"
Seeing him holding the shoes, Su Peile said shyly: "Um...how can I have the nerve to ask you to help me put them on?"
"Just try saying one more word of nonsense!" He reached out and gently touched her calf, and Su Peile obediently lifted her foot.
He held her ankle with one hand and picked up the shoe with the other. Su Peile's fists, which were supported on both sides of her body, were clenched tightly because of nervousness. She could feel the heat from his palms. He lowered his head and put on her shoes carefully and cautiously. His movements were gentle and did not look like the rough Li Zhengyu when she first met him.
She felt warm in her heart, as if something called happiness was about to overflow. Somehow, she was so moved that she wanted to cry. The fire came back to her mind. If it weren't for his hands, if it weren't for his persistence, she would not have been able to escape from the fire safely, let alone sit here, enjoying his gentle care.
"Zhengyu!" She couldn't help but blurt out, calling his name.
Li Zhengyu, who was tying his shoelaces, looked up at her: "What's wrong?"
She smiled and whispered, "It's great to have you."
Li Zhengyu glared at her and said with a grin, "Why are you so cheesy all of a sudden?"
She smiled and didn't explain.
"Wow, that boy is so considerate, he even tied the girl's shoelaces." Several female students sitting not far away said enviously.
Su Peile couldn't help feeling proud when she heard this, and Li Zhengyu also stood up and held her hands with both hands to help her stand up.
"Be careful, control your center of gravity, and lean forward slightly." Li Zhengyu taught her as he led her into the roller skating rink.
The venue here is very large, the dome is also very high, and there is a big crystal chandelier hanging in the middle. There are artificial trees with colorful lights of various colors placed around the roller skating rink, and there are stars made of white foam between the trees. In the corner of the roller skating rink, there is a model of a white castle, which Su Pele thinks looks like the castle described in fairy tale books.
She lost her concentration for a moment and her feet slipped. Li Zhengyu quickly held her waist and leaned against his strong chest. Su Peile gasped and said, "I was scared to death."
"Don't be afraid, take your time." He comforted her softly.
Su Peile was very envious when he saw those people around him who were skating very skillfully. He also wanted to skate freely like them, and he wanted to stand perfectly next to Li Zhengyu.
She took a deep breath and slid forward another step.
"Ah..." She almost fell down again, but Li Zhengyu always managed to grab her quickly.
So, Su Peile screamed from time to time, and every time she was about to fall, she was held by Li Zhengyu in time. She admired him very much, because he never fell down despite being tossed like this by her. Su Peile and Li Zhengyu learned slowly in the innermost corner, and she held his hand, and her palm was already sweating a lot.
But what surprised her was that the usually hot-tempered Li Zhengyu was so patient today and was not angry at all when facing her clumsiness.
The more he did this, the more scared she felt. She asked carefully, "You're a little abnormal today. I didn't skate well. Aren't you angry?"
"What's the point of getting angry? Someone as dumb as you will definitely be a slow learner."
"I'm not stupid!" She reached out to hit him, but he smiled and let go to avoid her.
Without support, Su Peile's hands swayed in the air. When he was about to fall, he was hugged by Li Zhengyu again.
Li Zhengyu hugged her and felt her relieved and at ease in his arms. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. When he returned home in the evening, he would definitely call that person to thank him.
He had never really dated a girl before. When he was dating Xia Ying before, Xia Ying played boyish things, such as karate and basketball, which could compete with him. This time, he took the initiative to ask Su Peile out, but he racked his brains and couldn't think of where to go, so he had to call his cousin Shengyu in the United States for help. It was Shengyu who came up with this idea for him.
It turned out to be the right place. This place can stimulate boys' desire to protect and always want to take care of girls.
Seeing Su Peile, who usually took care of him, now relying on him so much, Li Zhengyu felt a sense of accomplishment.
Su Peile, who was still feeling ashamed of her clumsy appearance, didn't know that the person holding her was smiling triumphantly.
With her own unremitting efforts and Li Zhengyu's dedicated teaching, Su Peile was finally able to skate forward slowly without support, and her mood was relieved from the tension just now, and she could skate while looking at the scenery on both sides. At this time, melodious piano music was playing in the roller skating rink, she listened carefully, and pulled Li Zhengyu in surprise.
"Listen, this is my favorite piano piece."
Li Zhengyu listened attentively, and the clear notes poured down like flowing water. He asked, "What's your name?"
"'Summer is coming'."
"Really? How come I didn't know this..." Li Zhengyu said with a smile. Su Peile raised his hand and hit him on the back. He smiled and slid forward, and his hand suddenly loosened.
Su Peile was caught off guard and almost fell down again. Li Zhengyu turned around swiftly and held her in his arms.
"Brother Zhengyu?" At this time, a young girl's angry voice was heard.
"Zhengyu?" Another surprised voice sounded beside them.
Su Peile raised his head from Li Zhengyu's arms and found four people sliding towards them not far ahead. There were three boys and one girl. The girl had a melon-seed face and big eyes, and looked like a classic beauty.
The tall and thin boy slid over first, patted Li Zhengyu on the shoulder and said, "What a coincidence, I haven't seen you for more than a month. You always said you were busy. I thought you were busy with something, but it turns out you were..." He looked at Su Peile and smiled knowingly.
Li Zhengyu immediately introduced Su Peile: "This is my good friend Xiaowei. We used to play basketball together. This is my girlfriend, Su Peile."
Before Su Peile opened her mouth to greet Xiao Wei, the classical beauty slid over to him angrily: "Brother Zhengyu, how can you have a girlfriend again? Didn't you say you wouldn't look for another one after breaking up with that tomboy?"
"Yes, I said I wouldn't look for her because I hadn't met her. Peile, this is Xiaowei's sister, Xiaoci." Li Zhengyu's hand was always on Su Peile's waist, and his eyes did not linger on Xiaoci's face for long.
"Hello." Su Peile greeted her with a smile.
"Hmph." Xiaoci turned her head away and ignored her.
Xiaowei smiled awkwardly at Su Peile and reached out to push his sister.
Xiaoci didn't look at her, but slid forward and hugged Li Zhengyu's other arm, saying coquettishly: "Brother Zhengyu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much."
"I've been very busy since school started." Li Zhengyu wanted to pull his arm back, but he couldn't, so he had to look to Xiaowei for help.
Xiaowei reached out and pulled his sister back, looking at Li Zhengyu and said, "I heard from your classmates that you have been released from the ban, so I will be able to meet you in the basketball league next semester."
"Yeah, I'll be waiting for you in the finals."
"Okay, it's a deal. Don't get eliminated before the finals."
Su Peile, who was standing aside, looked at the brother and sister. The brother was obviously kinder, while the sister seemed very willful, especially when she treated her badly. Forget it, it would be better to say less.
Li Zhengyu saw Xiaoci's hostility. He smiled and held Su Peile's hand tightly and said to Xiaowei, "Have fun. We're leaving first and we'll meet again another day."
"Okay." Xiaowei nodded and smiled at Su Peile.
Xiaoci pouted and looked at Li Zhengyu in dissatisfaction, and said in a delicate voice: "Brother Zhengyu, come to my house often, you haven't been here for a long time."
Li Zhengyu looked at her and said, "I will go when I have time."
Xiaoci's smile deepened immediately, and she glanced at Su Peile proudly. Su Peile exhaled and looked away, not wanting to bother with such a little girl.
No matter what Xiaoci was saying behind him, Li Zhengyu hurriedly pulled Su Peile away without looking back and quickly slid out of the venue.
After putting on his own shoes, Su Peile couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the feeling of being down to earth. Then he looked towards the roller skating rink and saw Xiaoci looking over here while skating. Li Zhengyu followed Su Peile's line of sight and saw Xiaoci waving her arms excitedly.
"She seems to like you very much." Su Peile asked him with a hint of jealousy in her tone.
Li Zhengyu pulled her outside and said as he walked, "She is Xiaowei's sister. Xiaowei and I have a good relationship, and I have always treated her as my sister."
"But she doesn't mean to be your sister."
Seeing her keep asking questions, Li Zhengyu was amused and asked, "Are you jealous?"
"I didn't."
Although she denied it, her tone was sour. Li Zhengyu smiled and held her hand tightly and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to the night market to eat delicious food."
When Su Peile was in Songchuan, he had heard that Gangwon City's night market was very famous. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but sigh at its prosperity and bustle.
There are several night markets in Gangwon, but the one by the river is the most lively, and the whole road is decorated with colorful lights.
There are also scattered stalls on the roadside, displaying a variety of goods, dazzling and eye-catching. All kinds of noisy sounds together drive away the tranquility of the night, no, it should be said that it makes such a night seem more ostentatious.
Li Zhengyu put his left arm around Su Peile's waist, leading her to avoid collisions with other pedestrians, and stuffed various snacks into her mouth from time to time. The two of them ate without caring about their image at all. If they found something delicious, they would go back and continue eating.
Finally, after eating a lot, Li Zhengyu and Su Peibian walked to the riverside bund. The river ran through the city. The lights of the city illuminated the entire night sky. There were almost no stars. There was only a full moon hanging in the sky, and the cold moonlight sprinkled on the shimmering river. On the other side of the river was the financial center of Gangwon, with high-rise buildings towering into the sky, and the lights on the roofs seemed to open windows to the sky.
Compared with the prosperity and splendor on the other side of the river, the long scenic corridor here appears quiet and elegant, with dim lights flickering on both sides of the wooden path.
The two people's clothes still had the smell of the snacks they had just eaten. They walked slowly, hand in hand. Soon, there were fewer people on the road, and from time to time, Kongming lanterns floated by the river.
"Did you have fun today?" Li Zhengyu asked her with his head down.
"Very happy. How about you?"
On the romantic Bund by the river, the two of them were so close that Su Peile even felt the ambiguous atmosphere and her face turned red unconsciously.
Li Zhengyu looked forward and said with a smile: "I am very happy too."
The two smiled at each other. When Li Zhengyu saw a few people walking towards him, his face suddenly turned cold and he whispered, "Le Le, let's go." Then he pulled her and walked towards the Bund.
Su Peile didn't understand why he did this. When he turned around and saw a few ruffian-like teenagers walking towards him, he became nervous.
Although Li Zhengyu tried to hide, those people still recognized him.
"Hey, isn't this Li Zhengyu?" They surrounded him with sarcastic smiles and blocked his way.
Li Zhengyu protected Su Peile behind him, stared at them and said, "Let's talk about it later. I don't have time to play with you today."
"You are not free, but we are." The leading boy said arrogantly. He saw Su Peile hiding behind Li Zhengyu and said with a smile, "No wonder you are not with your friends today. It turns out you have a girlfriend. I said that the tomboy before was not worthy of you. This one is more suitable." As he said that, his hand reached out. Su Peile frowned and leaned tightly behind Li Zhengyu.
"Take your dirty hands away!" Li Zhengyu reached out and opened his hand.
"You little brat, I told you not to be so arrogant. You're the only one here today, and you still dare to attack me!"
"I'm not afraid of the three of you, but I'm in a good mood today. Don't mess with me. If you want a duel, we'll do it another day." Li Zhengyu pulled Su Peile and was about to leave.
The three men didn't let them pass at all, and said arrogantly, "You're in a good mood, but I'm not. Do you think I let you beat me up for nothing last time?"
As he said that, the boy stretched out a punch and hit Li Zhengyu, but Li Zhengyu quickly dodged it by turning his head and kicked the boy in the stomach. The boy fell to the ground.
"Beat him." the boy shouted angrily.
The other two boys rushed up together.
"Pele, hide first." Li Zhengyu pushed Su Peile out hard and started fighting with them.
"Zhengyu, be careful!" Su Peile shouted. How could she just abandon him? But the Bund was very quiet and there were few people around.
Fortunately, Li Zhengyu knew Taekwondo, otherwise he would have been at a disadvantage when facing three people alone. But after all, he was outnumbered and did not gain any advantage, and those three people did not want to let him go at all.
"Pei Le, hurry up, run to the roadside and get a taxi." Li Zhengyu yelled at her while struggling with three people.
"How can I leave when you are here?" Su Peile responded anxiously. She really regretted not learning some Kung Fu at this moment. If it were Xia Ying, she would have rushed up to help.
Thinking of Xia Ying, Su Peile finally came to her senses and decided to call the police. Thinking of this, she quickly took out her cell phone from her pocket and unlocked it with trembling fingers.
One of the boys saw her trying to make a phone call and rushed over and shouted, "How dare you call the police!"
When Su Peile saw him running towards her, she was so scared that she took a few steps back, but accidentally fell to the ground. The boy raised his foot and kicked her.
"Le Le!" Li Zhengyu jumped into the air in desperation and kicked the boy. The boy was kicked in the back and fell to the side.
"Are you okay?" Li Zhengyu bent down to help Su Peile. At this moment of carelessness, a dark shadow pounced over and another person took the opportunity to hit his shoulder.
"Ah..." Li Zhengyu threw himself forward and rolled twice on the ground.
"Zhengyu!" Su Peile shouted worriedly.
Just then, a sirens sounded. The police on duty on the Bund heard the sound of fighting and ran over here.
"Boss, the police are here."
"Let him go this time and let's go." The three boys quickly ran to the other side of the road.
After a while, the police ran up and asked, "What's going on?"
Just as Su Peile was about to speak, Li Zhengyu explained, "Uncle police, it's okay. We were just robbed. Thanks to you for coming and scaring them away."
"Did you see their appearance clearly? Did they suffer any financial losses?"
"No, I just wanted to resist and ended up getting hurt." Li Zhengyu replied, holding Su Peile's hand tightly.
Afterwards, the two went back with the police to take their statements and got in a taxi home. Outside the car window, lights passed by like shooting stars, and their restless hearts gradually calmed down.
Su Peile couldn't help but ask him curiously: "Why didn't you tell the policeman that you knew them?"
"If I tell the police that I know them, and then find them, it will lead to a fight that the school didn't know about before. Then I will be exposed again after being a good student for so long." Li Zhengyu sighed.
Su Peile checked his arm and asked, "Is your arm injured? Let's go to the hospital."
Seeing her nervous look, Li Zhengyu shook his head: "No, it's just a scratch at most. I have medicine at home. Just apply some when you go back. Were you scared just now?"
"No."
Li Zhengyu looked at her deeply, and held her hand in his palm: "Today you saw how bad a student I was. I would always meet enemies when I went out to play. Do you still want to be with me when I can't give you a sense of security?"
Su Peile leaned her head on his shoulder, put her arms around his waist and said, "Of course. Li Zhengyu, I like you, I want to be with you, and we will never be apart."
"Really?" Li Zhengyu couldn't believe his ears and asked with his head down.
"Yeah." She raised her head and looked straight into his eyes. "Li Zhengyu, don't forget, I was the one who confessed to you first."
"Oh, silly, I will be a good student for you." Li Zhengyu said solemnly, then looked into her eyes and smiled.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, then slowly, he lowered his head and his lips touched hers. It was a feeling he had never experienced before, soft, sweet, and hot.
Squeak...Suddenly, the car braked suddenly, causing the two people who were immersed in happiness to crash into the back of the seat in front.
"Hey, how do you drive?" Li Zhengyu yelled at the driver angrily.
The driver glanced at them in the rearview mirror and said apologetically, "Sorry, classmate, I didn't see the red light ahead."
"Why are you driving without looking at the road conditions?" Li Zhengyu shouted again.
The driver didn't respond. Instead, he reached out and twisted the rearview mirror to the side and said, "You guys continue."
"Uh..." Li Zhengyu and Su Peile looked at each other, their faces as red as burning charcoal.
After Su Peile discovered that she was really dating Li Zhengyu, she no longer had to pester or threaten him to attend classes and study like she did before. After the sports meet, Li Zhengyu never skipped classes again, let alone slept in class. Instead, he began to learn to concentrate on the lectures and take notes himself, which surprised his classmates.
Xia Ying admires Su Peile very much and says that Li Zhengyu's change is entirely due to the power of love.
However, Su Peile was still very worried. Li Zhengyu's English grades had always been unsatisfactory, and the final exam was just over 20 days away. If his English grades did not improve, his overall grades would be dragged down. If that was the case, perhaps the head teacher would not allow them to sit at the same table next semester.
Su Peile was sitting on the steps in front of the teaching building, holding his English mock test paper with a score of 52, looking melancholy. Li Zhengyu was playing with a basketball on his fingers, and the fast-spinning basketball showed no sign of falling.
Su Peile couldn't help but frown and said angrily: "Li Zhengyu, it would be great if your English grades could be as good as your basketball performance."
"Hey, I've tried my best. Aren't the other subjects okay?"
"Don't your parents work abroad? Why is your English so bad?"
"They are the ones working abroad, not me. I have never been abroad, so how can I have the opportunity to speak English?"
"Don't your parents call you? Don't you tell them when they call?"
Li Zhengyu rolled his eyes at her and said, "Su Peile, you are stupid. How can two Chinese people speak English on the phone?"
She said dejectedly, "Zhengyu, my homeroom teacher and I promised that you will pass every subject at the end of the semester. If you fail one subject, we can't sit at the same table next semester."
“Boom.”
The basketball on Li Zhengyu's finger fell to the ground. He turned around and shouted angrily: "Why didn't you tell me?"
"You were so resistant to me at that time, I was afraid that if I told you, you would study even less!" When she said that she would sit at the same table with him, he was so disgusted, so this promise between her and the head teacher was kept as a secret and not told. But now that they are boyfriend and girlfriend, they have to tell it.
"Then you could have told me earlier!"
"Li Zhengyu, why are you so fierce? You are the one with poor grades!" Su Peile retorted sullenly.
"How could I let my girlfriend sit next to another boy?" Li Zhengyu said with great concern.
Su Peile, who was originally a little angry, was amused by his words. He looked at him and said, "Since you think so, you should work hard to improve your English grades. At least pass them. If you pass them all, I will treat you to a trip to the amusement park during the summer vacation."
Li Zhengyu's eyes lit up, he glanced at the test paper and said, "Can I improve 8 points in more than 20 days?"
"With me here, what are you afraid of? In fact, you can answer many questions correctly, but you are just too careless. So from today on, I will not only go to your house to help you with tutoring in the evening, but I will also come to you in the morning to memorize words."
"Tuition in the morning too?"
"Yes, if you want to improve your English grades, memorizing words is the key."
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I guess I'll have to ask Aunt Chen to make your breakfast every day." Li Zhengyu hugged her waist lovingly.
Su Peile leaned in his arms, put the test paper in her hand above her head to block the afternoon sun, and said with a chuckle: "I'm going to cause trouble for Aunt Chen again."
"She's glad to have your trouble," Li Zhengyu said, noticing that the test paper she picked up blocked the view of the teaching building next to her, while the students in the distance were hiding in the shade of the trees and chatting.
He suddenly lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead.
"Li Zhengyu, this is a school. It would have a bad impact if others saw it." Su Peile glared at him angrily.
"I kiss my own girlfriend, who dares to interfere!" Li Zhengyu said domineeringly.
Su Peile reached out and gently patted his shoulder, leaned into his arms and laughed, raised his head slightly to look at his face and said, "Li Zhengyu, do your best in the final exam!"
In order to prevent Su Peile from being separated from him in the next semester, Li Zhengyu exerted superhuman perseverance and motivation in the next 20 days. When the final exam results came out, he passed all subjects, and even achieved high scores in several subjects. His total score was ranked above average.
This surprised all the teachers and classmates. Li Zhengyu looked at the total score on the scoreboard and smiled with relief. This time, he didn't have to be separated from Su Peile.
On the first day of summer vacation, Su Peile and Li Zhengyu went to the amusement park in the eastern suburbs as agreed.
The amusement park in Gangwon City covers a large area. Amidst the lush trees and grass, there are national architectural styles from all over the world and large-scale recreational facilities. The Cinderella Castle in the Grimm's fairy tale is the center. The beautiful Cinderella statue stands in the artificial lake in front of the castle. The European-style castle, the statue of the girl and the fairy tale characters carved around it are integrated into one, forming a wonderful world full of fairy tale colors.
Li Zhengyu and Su Peile walked into the amusement park hand in hand. Because it was summer vacation, there were many tourists in the amusement park, so it was a bit crowded when they first entered the park. He held Su Peile in front of him and walked forward.
"Zhengyu, what shall we play first?" Su Peile was already dazzled and didn't know where to start.
Li Zhengyu glanced around and pointed at the bungee jumping machine in front of him on the left and said, "How about playing it? It's very exciting."
Su Peile took a look at the rapidly falling bungee jumping machine, his heart almost jumped out of his chest, and he quickly shook his head and said, "It's too scary, I won't play it."
"What about riding the roller coaster?"
"It's too dangerous. I don't want to play."
"What about playing on a pirate ship?"
"I might get dizzy and not play."
Li Zhengyu stopped, turned around and shouted to her, "Su Peile, if you don't want to play these things at the amusement park, then we might as well go to the zoo to see monkeys."
"Actually, I've never played these before, so I'm scared. My dad was very busy before, so only my mom took me to the amusement park. She said these were too dangerous and never took me to play them." She said aggrievedly.
"Your mother didn't let you play because she was afraid that she couldn't protect you. Now I'm here, what are you afraid of? I won't let you get hurt. Let's go." Li Zhengyu took her hand and strode towards the nearby high-speed windmill.
The staff fastened their seat belts for them. Li Zhengyu held her hand and found that her fingers were cold due to nervousness, so he comforted her: "Don't be afraid, it's not scary at all."
He looked very relaxed and at ease. The people around him were all talking and laughing excitedly. No one was as nervous as she was. Su Peile felt that she was exaggerating a little.
At this time, the windmill started, and Su Peile became nervous again. He turned his head and saw Li Zhengyu beside him still looking around.
The big windmill began to turn.
"Ah..." Chaotic shouts were heard all around.
On the rapidly spinning windmill, Su Peile quickly closed his eyes, letting the wind whistle in his ears and the crowd scream.
She felt like she was being taken up to the sky and flying. Suddenly, a hand tightly grasped her arm. Although there was clothing between them, she could feel the warmth and protection from that hand, and she felt safe.
Jung Woo, it was her Lee Jung Woo.
Zhengyu, who will never leave her and always give her peace of mind at the first opportunity.
Amid the whistling wind, Li Zhengyu's rare gentle voice came over: "Le Le, don't be afraid!"
She won't be afraid because he is by her side.
Slowly, the windmill stopped and everyone slowly regained consciousness in the extreme dizziness.
Li Zhengyu's warm hand was still on Su Peile's arm. She opened her eyes and the dazzling sunlight came into her eyes. At the same time, she saw Li Zhengyu's nervous and inquiring eyes.
"LeLe, are you okay?"
She smiled and shook her head, "It's okay."
"You kept your eyes closed just now and missed the beautiful scenery." Li Zhengyu looked at her and smiled faintly.
"It doesn't matter if I miss the scenery. I just want to feel you by my side." She said softly.
Li Zhengyu was slightly startled, unbuckled her seat belt, held her in his arms, patted her on the back and said, "Your words lately always make me feel corny." He used corny instead of the word touched.
Su Peile hugged him back. When her feet touched the ground, she felt a little unstable, so she leaned on him and said, "Really? Because I like you more and more."
"Ha..." Li Zhengyu smiled happily and asked, "What do you want to play next?"
Su Peile raised his head from his arms, saw the Ferris wheel in the distance, pointed and said, "I want to go there."
Although there were many people in the amusement park, not many were riding the Ferris wheel, so the two of them quickly got a cabin. Perhaps because they had just ridden the high-speed windmill, Su Peile was psychologically able to accept the much slower Ferris wheel.
She and Lee Jung-woo overlooked the entire Gangwon city from the Ferris wheel.
At the end of the horizon, there are rolling mountains, and farther away on the other side of the mountains is Songchuan. Thinking of the phone call she had with her father yesterday, she said she wanted to go back to Songchuan for a few days during the summer vacation, but her father was very hesitant, saying that her new mother was pregnant and could not spare time to accompany her, and asked her to wait until the winter vacation to go back, so before coming to the amusement park, she felt a little lost.
She looked up at the pure blue sky. She felt so close to the sky at this moment, as if she could touch the intoxicating blue with just a hand. She turned around and said to Li Zhengyu with a smile: "Zhengyu, have you heard that looking at the Ferris wheel is looking at happiness? Moreover, when two people who like each other ride the Ferris wheel together, they will be happy forever!"
"You girls really love to fantasize." Li Zhengyu leaned against the cabin door and said leisurely.
"Huh, you don't understand romance." She pursed her lips and looked at him.
"You girls only think of Ferris wheels, stars, and wooden horses as romance. For us boys, romance is not like that."
"What does it look like?" Su Peile asked curiously, his clear and bright eyes fixed on Li Zhengyu, waiting for his answer.
Li Zhengyu leaned forward, put his head close to her, hooked his finger and said, "I'll tell you."
She really moved closer to him, waiting attentively for his answer.
However, Li Zhengyu quickly tilted his head and placed a kiss on her lips, and fearing that she would dodge, he supported her back with his right hand.
Su Peile struggled slightly and then she felt her whole body go limp and she had melted in his kiss. She slowly closed her eyes and her hands couldn't help but climb onto his chest.
The last time we had an unexpected kiss in a taxi, it still feels awkward when I recall it.
And this time, it was their real kiss.
Both of them felt sweet in their hearts because of this kiss, as if many pink hearts appeared around them. How wonderful it would be if time could stay at this moment forever.
When Li Zhengyu's lips left hers, Su Peile's face turned red and her breathing became a little rapid.
Seeing her shy look, Li Zhengyu gently touched her face with his fingers and said with a smile: "For boys, the most romantic thing is to kiss your favorite girl on the Ferris wheel."
Su Peile turned his head away and looked out the window, ignoring him, but with an unconcealable smile on his face.
This kiss brought their hearts closer together. What existed between them was no longer just liking each other, but true love.